According to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, “the conditions are no longer met” to receive Israeli companies specializing in arms.
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France canceled the participation of Israeli arms manufacturers in the Eurosatory defense exhibition on Friday May 31, after a deadly bombing of a displaced persons camp in Rafah by the Israeli army provoked indignation in the international community. as well as demonstrations in France.
“By decision of government authorities, there will be no Israeli defense industry stands at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition”, the organizer of the event, Coges Events, told AFP. According to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, “the conditions are no longer met to receive Israeli companies at the French show, in a context where the President of the Republic calls for Israeli operations to cease in Rafah”.
Reacting to this decision, Benny Gantz, member of the Israeli war cabinet, asked France to “revisit” its choice. “I spoke with the Prime Minister” Frenchman Gabriel Attal, wrote the former head of the Israeli government on X. “I stressed that this decision would ultimately reward terrorism and I asked France to reverse this ban”.
